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Interview by Bill Nakamura with Dr. Harry Ernest Bulyea, former Director of the Department of Dentis

Dr. Bulyea came to the University for the 1919-20 session to teach dentistry in the Faculty of Medicine. He was appointed Director of the Department of Dentistry in 1924 and of the School of Dentistry in 1930, retiring in 1942. He describes the use of cocaine as a numbing agent, the filling of teeth, and refined foods. He also shares a little of his family history.

Accession Number: 77-191-2-A

Audio excerpt from Audio Copyright University of Alberta Archives Date: December 1974.


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